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... neglect , were not suffered to insult her . The am- bition of petty accomplishments found its way into the receptacles of learning , but was observed to seize commonly on those who either neglected the sciences or could not attain them ...
... neglect , were not suffered to insult her . The am- bition of petty accomplishments found its way into the receptacles of learning , but was observed to seize commonly on those who either neglected the sciences or could not attain them ...
Page 142
... neglect , one was , by his own industry , raised above my scorn , and two were sheltered from it in the grave . All those whom I loved , feared , or hated , all whose envy or whose kindness I had hopes of contem- plating with pleasure ...
... neglect , one was , by his own industry , raised above my scorn , and two were sheltered from it in the grave . All those whom I loved , feared , or hated , all whose envy or whose kindness I had hopes of contem- plating with pleasure ...
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... neglect . When Apelles was reproached with the paucity of his productions , and the incessant attention with which he retouched his pieces , he condescended to make no other answer than that he painted for perpe- tuity . No vanity can ...
... neglect . When Apelles was reproached with the paucity of his productions , and the incessant attention with which he retouched his pieces , he condescended to make no other answer than that he painted for perpe- tuity . No vanity can ...
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the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 3 |
the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 185 |
Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History | 186 |
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